• Nikhita Kapahi
• Lovleen

Honeybees produce exceptionally healthy, viscous and organic substitute of sugar called honey. Honey is rich in proteins, vitamins, organic acids, enzymes, flavonoids, etc. Honey has anti-oxidant properties. Honeybees are economically important insect and are producers of honey, bee wax, and other products. Honeybees are also pollinators of various plants. Major species of honeybees found in India are- Apis mellifera, Apis dorsata, Apis cerana, Apis florea. Wax moth is maximum destruction causing pest of honeybees. Wax moths are usually categorised as Greater and Lesser wax moth. This review paper will mainly focus on honeybees, wax moth and damage caused by wax moth.

Honey, Honeybee, Greater wax moth, Lesser wax moth

"HONEY BEES AND ITS PEST WAX MOTH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.407-412, January 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDW06066.pdf

"HONEY BEES AND ITS PEST WAX MOTH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp407-412, January 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDW06066.pdf